Resources

The Easter Holidays are here, and it's the perfect time of year to get the family out and into nature! Download and print out our Autumn Activities list, and check them off as you go. Follow the links below for more information on where to go and top tips on getting started!.…

Unlock the secrets of playing in nature to GROW super healthy happy kids.
GROW with Nature Play is the practical play app featuring heaps of things-to-do, tips, hints, and all sorts of information about how and why playing in nature can benefit your baby. Designed for children 0 – 3 years o…

Autumn is the best time to get out and about in Western Australia; the weather is mild with sunny days and light winds, it is still warm enough to go for a swim and you can have campfires!
With this in mind the team at Nature Play WA have come up with ten of our favourite Autumn activit…

Healthy behaviours are influenced in many ways and in all contexts of life – at school, work, home and in neighbourhoods.
They may be helped or hindered by such things as individual perspectives of parenting practices, ideas about safety, and urban design. This research focuses on understan…

If you're a parent that gives his toddler a smartphone to play with to keep him quiet, you'd better rethink your strategy.
New research has shown that regularly exposing a toddler or a child under 30 months to video and interactive media on smartphones and other digital devices could impa…

Go Play Outside: It’s Good for Your Eyeballs!
By: Dr. William Sturrock
If you are really nearsighted, you probably didn’t need reading glasses to see the recent study this past month in the journal ‘Ophthalmology’ describing twice the rates of myopia (the correct scient…

There are enough ideas to have fun trying a new one every week for over a year!
Spring
Seasons search: Go out and find 10 things that you will only see during the spring.
Go to a stream during a spring rain and listen for calling critters. How many different animals do you hear? Can you i…